# Five-Minute Momentum Trade

Long trade when price crosses above 20-period EMA and MACD crosses above zero within last 5 bars, with stop loss and take profit.

Canonical: https://prismaticalgos.com/compendium/algo/2021-five-minute-momentum-trade
Record ID: 2021
Catalog rank: 2822 (reading order, not performance)
Snapshot: 2026-10-31 15:46 UTC
Family: Trend Following & Directional (A)
Source: https://www.prorealcode.com/topic/momentum-strategy-by-kathy-lien/
Evidence label (unverified): source_code

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## Extraction warnings

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## Recorded profile

- symbols: any
- timeframes: M5
- sessions: any
- market_regime: trending

## Indicators

- EMA: {"period": 20}; applied to: close
- MACD: {"fast_period": 12, "signal_period": 9, "slow_period": 26}; applied to: close

## Recorded long-entry rules

- close CROSSES OVER Ema20
- summation[5](MyMacd CROSSES OVER 0)
- Not OnMarket

## Recorded short-entry rules

- Not specified.

## Recorded exit rules

- Gain >= SellHalf AND LongOnMarket AND abs(CountOfPosition) = LotSize
- StopLevel > 0

## Recorded filters

- Not specified.

## Risk controls

- Stop loss: MySL
- Take profit: MySL * 3
- Position sizing: LotSize = 10